Kerala Astrology has a unique
method of predicting weather cycles using the apparent solar transits or the
real Earth's transits of the Sidereal Zodiac.

This time Kerala has got plenty
of rains and we can hopefully expect a 4.5% agri growth. The ancient
astronomers of India used to say that rains will be in plenty during the
apparent solar transit of Alpha Orionis.

( Thiruvathira Thiru
Thakriti ).

There are seven major
Njattuvelas, in which good rains are expected. They are

Karthika

Rohini

Makriyam

Thiruvathira

Punartham
Pooyam

Ayilyam

Rains will be galore during
these transits of the Earth through the constellations of Eta Tauri to Alpha
Cancri. These transits occur from the 15th of May to the 15th of August.

There are many sayings in
Malayalam which deal with these rain procuring Njattuvelas.

While other solar transits take 13.33 days, this time Thiruvathira is
the longest, taking 15 days, as the solar transit of Gemini ( Mithuna)
is 32 days.

The ancients believed that it was nectar that rained during Thiruvathira.
Every day's rain have medicinal value. The ancients used to store the Thiruvathira
rainwater and use it for Ayurvedic medicines. Maximum rains will be
there during this transit and the paddy fields will be overflowing ! "
101 rains, 101 sunlight ", " 7.5 rains, 7,5 sunlight " - Such
phrases point out to the 50:50 proportion of rainy and sunny interludes which
grace Thiruvathira.

The Njattuvela before Karthika, is
good for digging wells. The wells dug during the Karthika Njattuvela
( when the Sun transits the Pleiades ), will be everlasting as their water
will not dry up. ( Karthika kalil kakkakalu nananjal

Unexpected rains during the Earth's transit of Alpha
Cancri ( Ayilya kallan akatho puratho ). The day may look bright and
sunny and there will be unexpected downpours catching you unawares.

The Njattuvelas are good if they are born at night.
The birth of ten Njattuvelas during daytime is considered to be
inauspicious. ( Pathu Njattuvela pirannal palem kuthi erakkum ). If
the Monsoon fails, if the Njattuvelas fail, there wil be famine and
drought !

The major Four Seasons of the Western System (
spring, summer, autumn and winter ) and the six seasons of the Indian system (
vasanta, greeshma, varsha, sharat, hemanta, sisira ) are caused by
the apparent solar transits or the real Earth's transits of the
Constellational Zodiac. To the seeker of Absolute Truth, the Njattuvelas
are more comprehensive and minute and is worth studying, to understand Weather
Cycles !